The Portuguese Jewish Hospital
And suddenly I felt two arms around my shoulders and heard someone say: ’Nurse Rood, nurse Rood’.
In 1916 The Portuguese Jewish Hospital moved to a building by architect Harry Elte. On the façade there was a pelican feeding its young, the symbol of the Portuguese-Jewish community.
During the war, Jewish men from mixed marriages were sterilized in this hospital. In 1943 a large number of patients were deported.
After liberation, the hospital cared for camp survivors. Subsequently the Joodse Invalide [Jewish nursing home] was established in the building and was called Beth Shalom (the house of peace).
CENTRAL ISRAELI HOSPITAL CARE
Nurses of the Central Israeli Hospital Care in Amsterdam wearing davidstars, 1943. Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam
DUTCH ISRAELI HOSPITAL CARE
Nursing staff of the Dutch Israeli Hospital Care in front of the sign "Joodsche Gracht" (Jewish Canal) at the Nieuwe Keizersgracht, circa 1941. Collection Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam
